Dariusz Targański 💙💛
@darekt.bsky.social
MA Creative Writing. BA English&American Studies/Modern Japan. Freelance writer, translator, teacher, editor. I write SFF, horror, and graphic fiction (if you can call drawing panels with stick figures "writing"). 🇵🇱🇩🇪🇬🇧🇺🇸🇯🇵🇪🇸🇵🇹🇺🇦
I'm begging on my knees, whatever you do, don't think that reading historical fiction - even if it's based on real events - is equivalent to reading an actual history book.
December 11, 2025 at 8:17 AM
I'm begging on my knees, whatever you do, don't think that reading historical fiction - even if it's based on real events - is equivalent to reading an actual history book.
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“Gamers aren’t buying games anymore.”
says the triple A gaming studios who have started using AI, cut corners and various amounts of writers and illustrators who made their releases worth playing, and are just reusing and repackaging past titles…
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says the triple A gaming studios who have started using AI, cut corners and various amounts of writers and illustrators who made their releases worth playing, and are just reusing and repackaging past titles…
🙄
December 6, 2025 at 9:42 PM
“Gamers aren’t buying games anymore.”
says the triple A gaming studios who have started using AI, cut corners and various amounts of writers and illustrators who made their releases worth playing, and are just reusing and repackaging past titles…
🙄
says the triple A gaming studios who have started using AI, cut corners and various amounts of writers and illustrators who made their releases worth playing, and are just reusing and repackaging past titles…
🙄
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If some guy stole my shit and made millions off it while wiping out my job prospects, and you, as my friend, bought that guy's cheap mass market replica of my shit, you and i would for obvious reasons have a problem. It being a massive company, not a guy, actually makes it even more of a problem.
December 8, 2025 at 5:14 AM
If some guy stole my shit and made millions off it while wiping out my job prospects, and you, as my friend, bought that guy's cheap mass market replica of my shit, you and i would for obvious reasons have a problem. It being a massive company, not a guy, actually makes it even more of a problem.
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Wenn man als Europäer etwas länger als 30 Sekunden über die weltpolitische Lage nachdenkt, kann man nur zu einem Schluss kommen: 1. Vereinigte Staaten von Europa jetzt. 2. Rechtsextreme Parteien isolieren — und verbieten, wo es verfassungstechnisch geht. 3. EU-Armee. 4. Digitale Souveränität asap.!
December 7, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Wenn man als Europäer etwas länger als 30 Sekunden über die weltpolitische Lage nachdenkt, kann man nur zu einem Schluss kommen: 1. Vereinigte Staaten von Europa jetzt. 2. Rechtsextreme Parteien isolieren — und verbieten, wo es verfassungstechnisch geht. 3. EU-Armee. 4. Digitale Souveränität asap.!
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Tell your friends making cool shit in the TTRPG space you're proud of them. You never know when your words can help make the call between persevering or giving up.
December 7, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Tell your friends making cool shit in the TTRPG space you're proud of them. You never know when your words can help make the call between persevering or giving up.
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Nothing’s “that deep” when you can’t read for context, and have no cultural grounding in literature.
The it’s-not-that-deepification of society is a byproduct of mass functional illiteracy.
December 6, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Nothing’s “that deep” when you can’t read for context, and have no cultural grounding in literature.
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Brief an den Weihnachtsmann
Erich Kästner
Lieber guter Weihnachtsmann,
Weißt du nicht, wies um uns steht?
Schau dir mal den Globus an.
Da hat einer dran gedreht.
Alle stehn herum und klagen.
Alle blicken traurig drein.
Wer es war, ist schwer zu sagen.
keiner wills gewesen sein.
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Erich Kästner
Lieber guter Weihnachtsmann,
Weißt du nicht, wies um uns steht?
Schau dir mal den Globus an.
Da hat einer dran gedreht.
Alle stehn herum und klagen.
Alle blicken traurig drein.
Wer es war, ist schwer zu sagen.
keiner wills gewesen sein.
1/4
December 6, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Brief an den Weihnachtsmann
Erich Kästner
Lieber guter Weihnachtsmann,
Weißt du nicht, wies um uns steht?
Schau dir mal den Globus an.
Da hat einer dran gedreht.
Alle stehn herum und klagen.
Alle blicken traurig drein.
Wer es war, ist schwer zu sagen.
keiner wills gewesen sein.
1/4
Erich Kästner
Lieber guter Weihnachtsmann,
Weißt du nicht, wies um uns steht?
Schau dir mal den Globus an.
Da hat einer dran gedreht.
Alle stehn herum und klagen.
Alle blicken traurig drein.
Wer es war, ist schwer zu sagen.
keiner wills gewesen sein.
1/4
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It's a mark of our moral disintegration that there's even a discussion about Ukraine giving up land. To even countenance it is to reward colonialism.
December 4, 2025 at 6:23 PM
It's a mark of our moral disintegration that there's even a discussion about Ukraine giving up land. To even countenance it is to reward colonialism.
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From the point of view of being an Actual Historian I just find the idea of needing to be "proud" of history baffling. Identifying with the history of a nation, which is in and of itself a made up thing, is just weird. It is also something that usually corresponds with not studying history.
December 3, 2025 at 8:24 AM
From the point of view of being an Actual Historian I just find the idea of needing to be "proud" of history baffling. Identifying with the history of a nation, which is in and of itself a made up thing, is just weird. It is also something that usually corresponds with not studying history.
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Does anyone have suggestions for SF & F in which the main character is a full time wheelchair user?
Literally asking this for a friend who uses a chair and wants to see themselves in a book.
Literally asking this for a friend who uses a chair and wants to see themselves in a book.
December 3, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Does anyone have suggestions for SF & F in which the main character is a full time wheelchair user?
Literally asking this for a friend who uses a chair and wants to see themselves in a book.
Literally asking this for a friend who uses a chair and wants to see themselves in a book.
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SUBMIT
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@thedeadlands.com is open to fiction and poetry subs, so hop right on that, yeah?
December 1, 2025 at 3:54 PM
SUBMIT
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Please don't let the fear of not doing something well stop you from trying it for the first time. Write a messy story. Paint a crappy flower. Whittle the worst wooden bear of all time.
The best gift you can give yourself is to have fun and grow.
The best gift you can give yourself is to have fun and grow.
December 1, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Please don't let the fear of not doing something well stop you from trying it for the first time. Write a messy story. Paint a crappy flower. Whittle the worst wooden bear of all time.
The best gift you can give yourself is to have fun and grow.
The best gift you can give yourself is to have fun and grow.
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I’m opening my commissions again! Info below 🌟
December 1, 2025 at 6:31 AM
I’m opening my commissions again! Info below 🌟
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The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.
November 30, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.
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Vampire Knight 🩸
November 30, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Vampire Knight 🩸
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Last week I checked in on a friend, someone who I thought would be one of the very last immigrants (who have any other options) to leave Germany, only to find that they and their family are already in the process of leaving. Their explicit reason: the rise of fascism. Very, very disturbing times.
December 1, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Last week I checked in on a friend, someone who I thought would be one of the very last immigrants (who have any other options) to leave Germany, only to find that they and their family are already in the process of leaving. Their explicit reason: the rise of fascism. Very, very disturbing times.
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its so crazy that young people became less interested in movies & tv at the same time weird tech guys mostly started deciding what gets made
November 27, 2025 at 3:42 AM
its so crazy that young people became less interested in movies & tv at the same time weird tech guys mostly started deciding what gets made
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Es würde mich sehr interessieren, wie viele der älteren Familienunternehmen ihr Verhalten 1933 und 1945 aufgearbeitet haben (Marie-Christine Ostermanns Firma z.B. schreibt auf ihrer Website nichts über diese Zeit) und vor allem welche Schlüsse sie daraus gezogen haben.
November 27, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Es würde mich sehr interessieren, wie viele der älteren Familienunternehmen ihr Verhalten 1933 und 1945 aufgearbeitet haben (Marie-Christine Ostermanns Firma z.B. schreibt auf ihrer Website nichts über diese Zeit) und vor allem welche Schlüsse sie daraus gezogen haben.
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one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
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Hier bin ich Mensch – hier kauf ich NICHT mehr ein:
Der Geschäftsführer von #dm hat die Mitgliedschaft bei „ #DieFamilienunternehmer “ öffentlich bestätigt und verteidigt die Öffnung des Verbands hin zur AfD.
Der Geschäftsführer von #dm hat die Mitgliedschaft bei „ #DieFamilienunternehmer “ öffentlich bestätigt und verteidigt die Öffnung des Verbands hin zur AfD.
November 26, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Hier bin ich Mensch – hier kauf ich NICHT mehr ein:
Der Geschäftsführer von #dm hat die Mitgliedschaft bei „ #DieFamilienunternehmer “ öffentlich bestätigt und verteidigt die Öffnung des Verbands hin zur AfD.
Der Geschäftsführer von #dm hat die Mitgliedschaft bei „ #DieFamilienunternehmer “ öffentlich bestätigt und verteidigt die Öffnung des Verbands hin zur AfD.
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Ich halte es für einen großen Fehler der FPÖ das Monopol auf Systemwechsel zu geben. Anders muss nicht autoritär sein. Anders kann auch besser sein. So toll ist der Status Quo nicht.
Immer mehr Menschen stellen das "System" infrage und wollen einen Wechsel. Medien beschreiben das gerne als Erfolg von Rechtsextremen. Doch der umgekehrte Schluss ist richtig, findet @nataschastrobl.bsky.social
👉 www.moment.at/story/system... #natsanalyse
👉 www.moment.at/story/system... #natsanalyse
Viele Menschen wollen einen "Systemwechsel". Wen wunderts?
Immer mehr Menschen stellen das System infrage. Das wird oft als Ergebnis der Stärke der Rechtsextremen gedeutet. Das ist verkehrt gedacht, findet Natascha Strobl.
www.moment.at
November 26, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Ich halte es für einen großen Fehler der FPÖ das Monopol auf Systemwechsel zu geben. Anders muss nicht autoritär sein. Anders kann auch besser sein. So toll ist der Status Quo nicht.
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I used to be a lead bookseller at one of the biggest bookshops in the UK. We had a reputation for being able to "break" books, i.e. build hype for books we got behind and make them start selling.
That often involved handselling just 9 or 10 copies over a couple of days.
That often involved handselling just 9 or 10 copies over a couple of days.
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 26, 2025 at 12:06 AM
I used to be a lead bookseller at one of the biggest bookshops in the UK. We had a reputation for being able to "break" books, i.e. build hype for books we got behind and make them start selling.
That often involved handselling just 9 or 10 copies over a couple of days.
That often involved handselling just 9 or 10 copies over a couple of days.
Hat sich halt gelohnt damals. Kann man alles im Detail nachlesen bei "Nazi Billionaires" von David de Jong. Leider überhaupt nicht überrascht.
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Oetker, AXA, Bertelsmann, BMW(mal wieder!) & Co. auf Kuschelkurs mit den Nazis…
Lobbyverband „Die Familienunternehmer“ gibt „Brandmauer“ zur #AfD auf.
Oetker, AXA, Bertelsmann, BMW(mal wieder!) & Co. auf Kuschelkurs mit den Nazis…
Lobbyverband „Die Familienunternehmer“ gibt „Brandmauer“ zur #AfD auf.
Umgang mit rechts: Verband der Familienunternehmer gibt offenbar Brandmauer zur AfD auf
Der Lobbyverband »Die Familienunternehmer« hat einen AfD-Vertreter eingeladen – und will die in großen Teilen rechtsextreme Partei nun politisch stellen. Ein »Kontaktverbot« sei damit aufgehoben, beri...
www.spiegel.de
November 25, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Hat sich halt gelohnt damals. Kann man alles im Detail nachlesen bei "Nazi Billionaires" von David de Jong. Leider überhaupt nicht überrascht.